silver bell
any North American shrub or small tree belonging to the genus Halesia, of the storax family, having toothed leaves and drooping white, bell-shaped flowers.
Origin of silver bell
1- Also called silver-bell tree .
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How to use silver bell in a sentence
One way is as follows:—“Hear the sledges with the bells—silver bells.”
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)What act of the mind do we exercise in regard to the sledges with the bells—silver bells?
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)During such trips we did not put a cloth of gold on his back or silver bells on his sides.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiDermott and Downal rode off on their fine horses, the silver bells on their bridles ringing.
The King of Ireland's Son | Padraic ColumThis time she laughed softly, and Mike thought dizzily of the gay chiming of silver bells.
Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for silver bell
any of various deciduous trees of the styracaceous genus Halesia, esp H. carolina, of North America and China, having white bell-shaped flowers: Also called: snowdrop tree
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